Union Minister of State for Power and Commerce Jairam Ramesh, who was in Rishikesh to review the progress of hydel projects being built by central power utilities in the hill state, said the NTPC's project would not be allowed to fall prey to the pressure of environmentalists, who are against the dam on Bhagirathi in Uttarkashi district.
The Lohari Nagpala project is facing the wrath of the fasting environmentalist G D Agrawal who is on an indefinite fast in New Dehi to demand stoppage of construction activities.
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